LONG overdue Pics

The kids BEFORE they got cold, wet and whiney!

This year Cody and I decided to go find our own Christmas Tree (like Christmas Vacation movie) it was very frustrating taking ALL 4 kids out in the snow and finding our tree. All they did (well the twins) was whine the whole time we were out there. So we decided to head down to take them home and leave them with someone while we (Cody and I) went back up to find one. We were driving back down when I saw THE PERFECT ONE. I was very proud of my tree except it was VERY hard to get to. It was off the creek that ran down the mountain and down 2 steep hills. Cody was not happy with me after he pulled that sucker up. We measured it when we got home and it was 15 ft tall. It was HUGE. I made Cody cut 4 ft off because we needed room in our living room for it and our furniture.
Our PERFECT tree on Christmas Eve after Santa came to visit the house. Our Christmas dinner. Just the 6 of us ate the BEST Prime Rib. If you don't know how to cook Prime Rib, here is the recipe. Trust me the way you cook it...it works!! PROMISE! Hope everyone had a great holiday season and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Stamping on floor tile

This is my new project for christmas gifts this year for Kalei & Emeri's teachers plus some other people with a different design (will post when done). These can be either coasters or something to hang on the wall. I think I am going to make this one to hang on the wall because I really don't want to have to deal with spraying it with a clear coat of matte finish. Hope you like and feel free to leave comments. I love comments!

Pictures that are PAST DUE

HERE ARE THE PICTURES THAT WERE SUPPOSE TO BE POSTED A LONG TIME AGO.

CANON CITY PARADE OF LIGHTS

CODYS' WORK TRAILER THAT WAS IN THE PARADE. TURNED OUT GREAT THE PICTURES DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE.

2 POLES ON EACH SIDE WITH LIGHTS IN BETWEEN WITH RAINDEER UNDER THE POLES. THERE WERE TREES AND SNOW (FAKE) ON THE TRAILER. DURING THE PARADE THERE WERE 2 GUYS THAT STOOD ON EACH POLE. IT WAS SO HARD TO GET A PICTURE IN THE DARK.

THE BUCKET TRUCK THAT PULLED THE TRAILER. THEY WON 2ND PLACE OUT OF 50. ALL THE MEN THAT WORK AT BLACK HILLS PUT GREAT EFFORT INTO THIS.

EMERI AND HER SPOON TRICK!! SHE IS THE SILLIEST KID I KNOW!!

Not Me Monday

I have NOT been playing volleyball for 20 years and just until now that I was slammed in the face with a ball....literally. The guy that was stinking 6' 5" was NOT the most idiotic person going full force in hitting the ball on a girls height net. YES we were playing on a girls net because there was more girls than guys and the girls feel more comfortable playing on our net because the guys net is VERY tall. YES it was open gym and he had a right to hit the ball that hard but C'MON we are GIRLS. I did NOT cry because it hit me so hard in the nose and I did NOT cry all the way home while talking to my Mom because my nose was bleeding and I had a HUGE headache. Thanks mom for talking to me while I was driving to make sure I made it home safely and sorry I had to wake you up at 9:30 your time.

Our Sunday night volleyball league did NOT win the tournament yesterday. I'm NOT a little stoked about it. Nope NOT me that would be big headed!!

My oldest daughter did NOT have pink eye this week then give it to her sister. I did NOT immediately start drops on her just so she wouldn't get it so bad.

I did NOT wonder where in the world she got pink eye until I called my mother in law and then she then told me that my nephew had it a week before we came to Amarillo.

My husband was NOT married to his work parade float for the town christmas parade that was on Saturday. Nope NOT him because he wouldn't volunteer to do this for free...but he did.

It did NOT turn out pretty awesome and they did NOT win 2nd place out of 50 floats.

Finally...I'm NOT a little freaked out that Christmas is only 17 days away and we only have 1 more payday to get shopping done because I am not going to be that one that is shopping on Christmas Eve. Yep that is probably going to be me this year.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!! I will post pictures of the Christmas Float that my husband was on later. Thanks for reading!!

Random

Nevin in Daddy's "BIG TRUCK"

Kalei and Emeri on their Cheer Night for the Florence Huskies

All 4 of them on Cheer night for the Florence Huskies. Florence, Colorado (10 minutes from Canon City) made it to the playoffs in football this year. They had a little pep rally for them the night before their first playoff game. The girls got to perform cheers and a dance for them. Then they announced every player and they cheered for them. It was very cute. Just to remind you that Kalei has a crush on #2 for this team so she was ALL excited to cheer for him. We followed this team more because Cody played football with 4 of the coaches. We may end up moving to Florence when we buy a house. Florence is a HUGE football town!! Also they win state every year in Softball. Which Kalei is starting to play on Monday nights. Right now they are just doing fundamentals then the games/tournaments start in May. Which adds to our BUSY schedule already.

Well I hope everyone has a GREAT Thanksgiving. Eat and enjoy the time with your family. We are headed to Amarillo on Wednesday and staying until Saturday/Sunday.

NOT ME MONDAY

I did NOT do laundry ALL day on Friday just to turn around and do ALL again today because we are going out of town on Wednesday.

I am NOT at all excited that we get to head out of town to see family.

My birthday is NOT on Wednesday (the day we are traveling) I don't want to travel on my birthday. Oh well guess I have to make the best of it.

I did NOT have the self-induced flu on Saturday because I did NOT get carried away on a few adult beverages on Friday night. NOT me...that would be very irresponsible of me.

I did NOT sleep all day on Saturday just to go back to bed around 8:00 that night after all the kids were in bed and the house was at least picked up. After all I did accomplish that.

I am NOT waking up on Black Friday just to go spend my b-day money. Not me...that would be selfish. Don't worry I AM buying presents for the kids.

Hope you enjoyed and again have a HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

Not Me Monday!

Another Monday!! Go check out other Not Me's at Mckmama's blog. It's so great to post the things we did not do!! I don't have many but here are a few.

I did NOT make this yummy recipe for our Thanksgivng dinner last night at church and I did not (no really did not) even get to take them to the dinner because they were not done. Maybe there will NOT be a next time to take them that I will be a little more prepared!

I did NOT realize last night my SEVEN year old has the biggest crush on a MUCH OLDER boy at church. He is the quarter back for a football team that we go watch often. She comes home last night and asked me "Mom do you think #2 likes me?" OH NO she did NOT just say that??? She calls him #2 (she knows his name but thinks saying that is easier, that his is football #) I told her that she is WAY to young to be worried about that already. Which by the way they are 10 years apart. NOT me...I can't have a SEVEN y/o already boy crazy.

We did NOT have the most busy weekend this weekend and I'm NOT totally exhausted from it all.

I was NOT in bed ON a Saturday night by 8:30. NOT me...that is getting way old in age.

I did NOT laugh sooo hard at this commercial on Friday.

Finally, I am NOT so freaked out that it will be Thanksgiving next Thursday and Christmas is around the corner. NOT me...I love the holidays!!.

One more....We did NOT just move here almost 1 year ago. Where did time go????

Thanks for reading.

Not Me Monday (Early)

I am posting Not me Monday early because tomorrow is going to filled with loads and loads of laundry that NEEDS to be done! If you don't know already who was the wonderful creator of this you can skip on over to Mckmama/Mckmiracle and read the other Not Me's; well just reading she may or may not post Not Me's tomorrow. And that is okay with me, she has her hands full with 4 little ones now. Their little "MckMiracle/Mckmuffin" was born and PRAISE GOD for ALL the prayers that were answered. We serve an amazing God!! He does great things in our lives and I couldn't go forward without having him in my life.

The other night I did NOT forget to turn off the light to twins bedroom after tucking them in bed and then heard Nevin crying and then yell at him to go to sleep. Normally they cry when I turn out lights not leave lights on. SILLY ME

I did NOT feed the kids waffles for lunch one day because it's what they wanted and I didn't feel like making anything else.

I do NOT have 9 loads of laundry to wash, fold and put away.

I did NOT realize that my vacuum may have been broken for a long time before Thursday. It runs like a champ now that I have replaced the belt. I am NOT a handy woman around here that would be wrong for me to be one!!

My youngest girl did NOT throw the biggest fit Friday morning when I was getting her ready to put the Minnie Mouse dress on her to go to the "Fall Fest" at her sisters school. I did NOT give into her and put another cheer outfit on her just to make her happy.

Later on that day I did NOT ask hubby to put it on her just to see if she threw a fit. She did NOT just stand there and let him put it on her without a fit (NO fit was thrown). I was NOT so mad when she did that.

I did NOT think that Emeri was the cutest "Go Go girl" EVER!!

My Go Go Girl

My Go Go Girl and Minnie Mouse

Finally, I did NOT almost hit a huge dear (buck) while leaving a message for my friend and scream right in the middle of the message instead of hanging up and driving. Instead I did NOT just ramble on and on and on about me almost hitting the dear. Then I laughed SO hard I was NOT crying because of the silly message I just left her and so scared that I came so close to hitting that huge thing.

Hope you enjoyed! Have a blessed week!

My Spider-Man

My Hannah Montana